# Should I get the Diablo 2 warchest? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 23, 2003, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949 "2003-02-23T10:31:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/1 "2003-02-23T10:31:53Z")
Is it worth it? If it isn’t, please reccomend another online computer game. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![d\_redguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@d\_redguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d_redguy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/2 "2003-02-23T11:07:19Z")
Yes. You should. But better yet, Neverwinter Nights. Diablo on steriods. And you can create your own dungeons. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/3 "2003-02-23T14:45:40Z")
Don’t think so… A new patch is coming up for Diablo II (though the community has been waiting for six months already) which will include many revolutnary changes to the game. Right now the game is sort-of lame, so hang on till more news about the latest v1.10 patch is out. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/4 "2003-02-23T15:18:07Z")
Well, _I_ like Diablo. I mostly solo in public games and play with friends, though. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/5 "2003-02-23T15:57:22Z")
Bnet has also been extremely irregular for the past few months, due to DOS attacks, cheats, and hacks. I have a lot of time invested in D2, but have put it on hold until v1.10. I could be waiting awhile. ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/6 "2003-02-23T16:04:00Z")
I was under the impression that they weren’t going to patch the game again. Don’t get it- Blizzard ruined the game with LoD (and the subsequent 1.06 patch for regular DII.) Unless you enjoy aimlessly right clicking and playing the same areas over, and over and over…(Cow Level and the beginning of the Barb act which I forgot it’s name). Everyone is a Sorceress, and while I made 5 lvl 80 “obscure” characters- Paladins, Spear Amazons, etc. They don’t stand a chance against a hostile, TPing Sorc who wants all the exp for herself. The non-English speaking players (or those pretending not to understand English) are total assholes. Especially Koreans. A lot of them, anyway. Of course I was never in a clan in D2. I’d reccommend you joining one if you do get the game. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/7 "2003-02-23T16:58:10Z")
My interest in Diablo II is starting to wane. Then Again, I’ve been playng for about 2 1/2 years. It’s very fun, addictive, fairly easy once you learn the ropes. If you have any interest in fantasy-related gaming, heavy on the action, light on the roleplaying, it’s worth the $40.00 for the Battle Chest, IMHO. hrh ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/8 "2003-02-23T18:19:13Z")
Agreeded, LoD wasn’t such a great expanison. The Druid’s elemental tree is broken, Act V is as good as ‘free experience’, runic items are broken (at leas tthey are disabled) and the balance is all screwed up. Apparently v1.10 is going to come out and many hope it is the patch to ends all patch. But seeing that Blizzard is now engrossed with other stuff (Ghost, Frozen Throne…) I don’t think their heart is with D2 much. ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/9 "2003-02-24T01:27:40Z")
How will the patch improve it? ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/10 "2003-02-24T03:53:42Z")
1.10 has been “coming out soon” for a year now. It’ll never be. I think D2 is an awsome game, lots of fun. I thought the exp was great as well. IF you have never played D2 then get the chest. Its a fun game. Even if you go online with all the cheaters and hackers its fun. Just don’t trust anyone and you will e njoy. ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/11 "2003-02-24T05:23:39Z")
I’ve played D2 once. You’re right about not trusting anyody. As soon as I hit lvl 10(or whatever lvel pking is allowed) this guy from my group that was 10 lvls ahead of me told me that as soon I left the twon, he was killing me. :wally ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/12 "2003-02-24T05:32:20Z")
The patch is supposed to: o Add new monster variety to Act V o Balance the classes. o Rework the entire system so that mods are easily to make o Re-enable Runewords o Change the Ladder structure. I will suggest you try Dungeon Siege (pure hack and slash mayhem) or Neverwinter Nights…but an expanison is coming out for Neverwinter, so if you wait a year…or two you may be able to get both as a package at a cheaper price 🙂 For everything you need about d2 - [www.diabloii.net](http://www.diabloii.net) ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/13 "2003-02-24T08:51:05Z")
I recommend buying it and playing only with people you know. The patch has been pending for easily over a year now. As is, I only play with others when I’m leveling/rushing a character, or in the extremely rare occasion of when one of my friends is online to magicfind. The cheating that goes on in Bnet is so absurdly ridiculous that you’re virtually guaranteed of either playing with someone who hacks all their pieces (or makes one so hacked that they could solo diablo in hell with a cracked dagger and an ethereal cracked cap in an 8-player game) or uses one of the many other hacks (maphack, mephbot, pindlebot, etc.). And that’s not even getting into Ith weapons, duped items, items that don’t technically spawn in the game (+7 skills small charm, anyone), etc. It’s a pity, because IMHO it’s a damn fine game. But what’s happened to it has made it a lot less fun for those of us who don’t hack or cheat. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/14 "2003-02-24T09:13:34Z")
Hmm… Neverwinter Nights… I own it. In fact, I bought it within two days of its release. It’s still sitting there, on my desk, pristine… and I don’t play it. I keep telling myself that I will. Should I? I played for about an hour. The system, for some reason, got on my nerves (though that may be a fluke). It felt too limited and too constrained (though I realize that’s what the D&D system is). Should I try to get into it? ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/15 "2003-02-24T14:09:50Z")
My hubby and I enjoy Diablo but we only play on the local LAN. Neverwinter Nights sucked until we got new video cards. Now we’ve had some fun with it 🙂 What I loathed was Dungeon Siege _gaaak_ Right now though we are addicted to Galactic Battlegrounds, Clone Campaigns. Much fun and you get a bit of variety playing what we call “blind random” Waiting on Masters of Orion. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/16 "2003-02-24T14:31:37Z")
News came out today that the 1.10 patch is complete and is in the final run-through. From [www.diabloii.net](http://www.diabloii.net) : > [@](#): > > There have been a lot of rumors flying around lately that v1.10 is nearing completion, but there are always rumors about that. Well this time it’s different. We have confirmed with a source at Blizzard North that it’s true. The v1.10 patch is complete and will be released as soon as the final round of QA testing checks it out. > > There is no ETA, so don’t get excited yet, and if more bugs are found by QA then the patch would still need work, but this is essentially a “feature lock”. As a bonus tidbit, we were told that one or two skills will have new graphics. We don’t know which. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/17 "2003-02-24T19:28:51Z")
::sigh:: D2… how I miss it! I used to play on “closed” bnet servers with my SDMB friends and it was a blast. I never played “open” bnet with strangers so I can’t vouch for the assholishness of the general population there. I’d say it’s worth it. I haven’t played in almost a year so I don’t know of any recent problems on bnet but God did I have a lot of fun. I now play [Dark Age of Camelot](http://www.darkageofcamelot.com) rabidly and actually like it more. But that’s just my personal taste. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-diablo-2-warchest/156949/18 "2003-02-24T19:31:48Z")
I think I nearly had a seizure this morning when I read that on [dii.net](http://dii.net), **Munch**.